Niagara Artists Centre pays homage to Dallas Good for new Sadies video

For Niagara Artists Centre, a opportunity to get the job done with The Sadies went from a celebration to a memorial.

Late very last 12 months, Dallas Excellent of the seminal Toronto band approached the Niagara arts collective to make a movie for the track “No One’s Listening” from an future album. Three months afterwards, the 48-year-outdated Superior died, turning the project into “something else altogether,” reported NAC director Stephen Remus.

“Eerily, the lyrics of ‘No One’s Listening’ invoke existential dread,” he mentioned. “I imagine anyone who worked on the movie experienced the perception they have been staying guided by a voice from further than. The entire course of action was billed with some kind of supernatural power.”

Very good was a recurrent performer at NAC with both The Sadies and Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet and was a collaborator for the STRUTT Wearable Artwork Exhibit.

Right after sharing his strategy for the online video, NAC users together with visitor artists these as Jon Spencer introduced it to life. The movie was introduced July 22 and will be part of this year’s Mighty Niagara Film Fest Aug. 24 to 27.

“As nearby artists we thrive on local community link,” stated lead animator Jon Shaw. “Dallas and The Sadies are no strangers to Niagara. They are section of our neighborhood.”

“I give this functionality as ritual and homage, to a deeply respected and inspiring artist,” extra NAC member Shary Boyle, who appears in the video clip. “His spirit was felt as a result of the place the day we filmed.”

The Sadies have been a Toronto establishment due to the fact forming in 1994. Amongst a lot of other folks they’ve collaborated with Gord Downie, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Neko Scenario and Neil Young.

Unveiled Friday, the band’s new album “Colder Streams” marks Good’s final perform with The Sadies.

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